This year’s LIGNA will be staged from 11 to 15 May in Hannover, Germany. LIGNA is the world’s premier trade show for providers of plant and machinery for primary and secondary wood processing and woodworking. It has a unique format in that it spans the entire wood value chain, from forestry and forestry technology, right through to wood processing, woodworking and wood bioenergy. Another standout feature is LIGNA’s high level of international participation, with more than 50 percent of the exhibitor pool coming from beyond Germany... [more...]

RusForest AB, a Swedish forestry company with operations in Russia, today released its fourth quarter and year end report 2014. In the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2014, the company harvested 105,038 m3 cubic meters of sawlogs in Magistralny, Russia (4Q/2013: 94,220 m3)... [more...]

The conference “Russian Forest – Unutilized Growth Base” will be held in December 2015, in Vienna (Austria). The organizers of the event are The Union of Timber Manufacturers and Exporters of Russia, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation in partnership with The Austrian Economic Chambers; The Association of Specialists of the Pulp and Paper Industry (ASPPI) is an operator of the event.... [more...]

Trading picked up in framing U.S. lumber markets, although day-to-day activity was inconsistent. Tuesday was generally the busiest day of the week; a limit-up move in futures was enough to push many fence-sitters into the market. Fair trading prevailed through Wednesday, but the pace cooled on Thursday... [more...]

Canadian and U.S. softwood lumber producers reported modest gains in 2014 as lumber demand continues to rise slowly (but steadily) in the U.S. as well as in key export markets. Total U.S. softwood lumber shipments increased 4.1% to 31.3 billion bf (73,1 million m3) and Canadian production recorded smaller gains, or +3.1% to 24.2 billion bf (57,1 million m3). Corporate acquisitions were again a big part of the story as the Canadian buying frenzy continued in the U.S. South – since 2004 when only 2 U.S. sawmills were owned by Canadian companies (only West Fraser), there are now more than 35 mills that have been purchased by Canadian firms in the South as well as the U.S. West... [ more...]